How Do You Retrofit Historic Church Buildings?
Retrofitting a historic church building prepares the building for modern-day attendance and church services. It doesn’t have to be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up to succeed in updating it. New carpeting, paint, furniture, windows, and lighting can instantly breathe new life into a historic church building without losing its sacred feel. Strive to strike a balance between the old and new to preserve the church’s historic luster. Set out to refresh the building rather than revamp it. Remove all furniture you will be replacing from the sanctuary and pick up and remove old carpeting if the particular church has carpeting. Cover with plastic any and all areas, furniture, religious sculptures, and paintings you have deemed acceptable to keep for the retrofit. Search all walls in every area of the church that needs to be repaired for holes and dents. If the interior of the church building has them, mix plaster of Paris with water measured according to your needs from the instruction
